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Country around Nome is a rural area of about 435 people in Jefferson County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Beaumont, TX and 59 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $1k a month.
435people
$176kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 435 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,879 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BPT airport
- 54 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+9 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.